[mdlug] OT: Wizard of Speed and Time

[Aaron Kulkis]

Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>  I saw this gem way back when, on video.
> 

Purdue Film Society actually owned a print of the 5-minute short

>  http://imdb.com/title/tt0081766/
> 
>  If you're willing to approach it with the wide-eyed naivete that it was
> made with, it's an enjoyable romp. And it's interesting to see what could
> be done, special-effect-wise, without the aid of computers.
> 
>  (Ironically, the people in it are pretty close to playing themselves. The
> "wide-eyed, heart-of-gold special effects guru" really is a wide-eyed,

Mark Jitlov

> heart-of-gold special effects guru; the "aspiring actress" really is an
> aspiring actress, and the "evil business partner" really is an evil business
> partner who in real life stole the rights to the movie from the guy who made
> it.)

This explain's Jitlov's one time quest to obtain all copies of the short and
destroy them.  Kind of like Bararella...

> 
>  Anyway, a DVD image of it has been made available (legally) for download
> via bittorrent:
> 
>  http://www.mininova.org/tor/347217
> 
>  It's *slow* to download, sadly (I started it Sunday and I'm hoping it'll
> be done when I get home tonight) but y'all might get a kick out of it. I'll
> leave my torrent running for a while after I get it so others can benefit.
> 
>  Sincerely,
> 
>  Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317
> 
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>  heavyweight object-oriented design is especially dangerous... if you
>    are ever invited onto a project that is supposed to feature all
>   three, fleeing in terror might well be an appropriate reaction."
>           - Eric Raymond, The Art Of UNIX Programming
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